Warhammer 40,000 · Space Marines
Minotaurs (Space Marines) Paint List for Warhammer 40,000
Dark ancient bronze with gold accents, warm metal from helmet to boots. One of the few chapters that is almost entirely metal.
Balthasar Gold, Agrax and a Sycorax Bronze drybrush. Fast once you have the recipe down.
Recommended undercoat
black
— Several priority paints in this army converge on black.
Paint list
Sorted by priority🔴 Must-Have
Ancient bronze
- Balthasar Gold (Citadel) — Armour · 2 coats
- Abaddon Black (Citadel) — Joints · 1 coat
- Leadbelcher (Citadel) — Weapons · 1–2 coats
- Agrax Earthshade (Citadel) — Armour and metal · Generous wash
🟠 Core
Bronze highlights
- Sycorax Bronze (Citadel) — Armour (layer) · Drybrush on raised areas
- Hashut Copper (Citadel) — Armour (layer 2) · Exposed areas
- Retributor Armour (Citadel) — Ornaments · Brush fine
- Liberator Gold (Citadel) — Gold (highlight) · Light drybrush
- Nuln Oil (Citadel) — Weapons · Wash
Painting order
Recommended steps
1
Step 1: black primer
2
Step 2: Balthasar Gold on the armour
3
Step 3: Leadbelcher on the weapons
4
Step 4: full Agrax Earthshade wash
5
Step 5: Sycorax Bronze drybrush
6
Step 6: Hashut Copper on the exposed areas
7
Step 7: Retributor Armour on the ornaments
8
Step 8: Liberator Gold highlight
Tips
Hints for this army
1
One unified bronze paints very fast compared with multi-colour schemes.
2
Agrax over warm bronze instantly gives it the look of age.
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